Infarction (definition)

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Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

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Definition: NECROSIS induced by ISCHEMIA in the POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which supplies portions of the BRAIN STEM; the THALAMUS; TEMPORAL LOBE, and OCCIPITAL LOBE. Depending on the size and location of infarction, clinical features include OLFACTION DISORDERS and visual problems (AGNOSIA; ALEXIA; HEMIANOPSIA).

DF: PCA INFARCT
See Also Infarction

Other names Infarction, PCA; Posterior Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction; Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome; Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke; Posterior Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction; PCA Infarction; Thrombotic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction; Embolic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

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